Tuesday, September 21, 2010
First week of research
I did not get a lot done on my project last week. The NFL and college football seasons ate up the majority of my weekend, and I found myself with a full plate of work come Monday. I did peruse YouTube and a few copies of Card Player magazine looking for possible visual elements I could include in my project. On Monday afternoon I started and completed my professional business letter. It was pretty easy to do, and it only took me about a half an hour to complete. Then I copied and edited the permission letter from the book to complete my English work for the day. This morning I logged into Blackboard to finish editing other students papers, but i found that only two more were added so I spent about twenty minutes reading the papers I had not gotten to previously. The following week I hope to choose three videos and three images, and to comprise a works cited pages for these sources.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Letter
Andrew Pretto
Dr. Nadziejko
Project Proposition Letter
9 September 2010
Texas Hold Em’
No Limit Texas Hold Em has been around for a long time, but recently the game has seen an extreme surge in popularity. The culture is clearly defined both by geography and nature of people. The location is at casinos and online gaming sites worldwide. The players come from nations across the world, so obviously they are quite different in terms of ethnicity and custom. At any time hundreds of thousands of people are playing.
The players are united under one main goal, making money. The players do feel a since of belonging to the community. Players feel a since of belonging on many different levels. Texas Hold Em’ players have separated themselves from the poker community as the premier players and a sub category of the community. The Hold Em’ players work together in regulating gaming laws, and battling the U.S. government over legality of online gaming. The Hold Em’ community is then divided into online teams. The three major teams are; Team Pokerstars, Team FullTilt; and Team Ultimate Bet. Yes, the people I am going to talk about are identifiable to a specific site. I will be specifically talking about Team Pokerstars members.
Poker is a profession, and therefore the use of jargon is prevalent. An entire paper could be written about “poker talk”. In fact, someone unfamiliar with playing poker could expect to sit at a table and be blown away by the terms they hear. From the order the cards are dealt to the names of special hands. Players have technical t for every aspect of the game.
The game is interesting to me, and I love to play it. The most fascinating part of the game is that you can turn $300 dollars into over a million in less than a day’s time. The fame and fortune of poker pros now rival the fame of professional athletes. Poker’s intrigue levies with the rich, and the average Joe with no physical talents that can become legend. I feel connected with Hold Em’ because it is the ultimate intellectual game and every hand is a mental battle against your opponent.
Poker has become much more accessible. Right now there are thousands of poker arenas a click away. All you need to get there is high speed internet and a bank account.
Throughout history poker has been considered a dangerous game played by rebels and hustlers. Pokers great players talk about the gun fights and cheating that used to be custom, but with the legalization of cards, and the introduction of online gaming it is now safe. I typically play from my living room.
The legality of internet gaming is undefined and differs from country to country and even state to state. Currently in the U.S. it is illegal in almost every state, but the penalties and enforcement differ. My paper is going to look into the issue surrounding this hot button issue. Right now legislatures are talking about the possible economic benefit of legalizing online cards. They are also trying to develop a system to make taxation easy. I hope to reach a professional poker player or two online and set up interviews to get their opinion on legalizing online gaming. I also hope to visit a few local casinos to talk with management as well as dealers about legalization.
Dr. Nadziejko
Project Proposition Letter
9 September 2010
Texas Hold Em’
No Limit Texas Hold Em has been around for a long time, but recently the game has seen an extreme surge in popularity. The culture is clearly defined both by geography and nature of people. The location is at casinos and online gaming sites worldwide. The players come from nations across the world, so obviously they are quite different in terms of ethnicity and custom. At any time hundreds of thousands of people are playing.
The players are united under one main goal, making money. The players do feel a since of belonging to the community. Players feel a since of belonging on many different levels. Texas Hold Em’ players have separated themselves from the poker community as the premier players and a sub category of the community. The Hold Em’ players work together in regulating gaming laws, and battling the U.S. government over legality of online gaming. The Hold Em’ community is then divided into online teams. The three major teams are; Team Pokerstars, Team FullTilt; and Team Ultimate Bet. Yes, the people I am going to talk about are identifiable to a specific site. I will be specifically talking about Team Pokerstars members.
Poker is a profession, and therefore the use of jargon is prevalent. An entire paper could be written about “poker talk”. In fact, someone unfamiliar with playing poker could expect to sit at a table and be blown away by the terms they hear. From the order the cards are dealt to the names of special hands. Players have technical t for every aspect of the game.
The game is interesting to me, and I love to play it. The most fascinating part of the game is that you can turn $300 dollars into over a million in less than a day’s time. The fame and fortune of poker pros now rival the fame of professional athletes. Poker’s intrigue levies with the rich, and the average Joe with no physical talents that can become legend. I feel connected with Hold Em’ because it is the ultimate intellectual game and every hand is a mental battle against your opponent.
Poker has become much more accessible. Right now there are thousands of poker arenas a click away. All you need to get there is high speed internet and a bank account.
Throughout history poker has been considered a dangerous game played by rebels and hustlers. Pokers great players talk about the gun fights and cheating that used to be custom, but with the legalization of cards, and the introduction of online gaming it is now safe. I typically play from my living room.
The legality of internet gaming is undefined and differs from country to country and even state to state. Currently in the U.S. it is illegal in almost every state, but the penalties and enforcement differ. My paper is going to look into the issue surrounding this hot button issue. Right now legislatures are talking about the possible economic benefit of legalizing online cards. They are also trying to develop a system to make taxation easy. I hope to reach a professional poker player or two online and set up interviews to get their opinion on legalizing online gaming. I also hope to visit a few local casinos to talk with management as well as dealers about legalization.
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